Freigeist

German

Etymology

frei +‎ Geist

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌɡaɪ̯st/
Hyphenation: Frei‧geist
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Noun

Freigeist m (strong, genitive Freigeistes or Freigeists, plural Freigeister)

free spirit
- 1878, Friedrich Nietzsche, Menschliches, Allzumenschliches […] ‎, section 131:
  Daran bemerkt man, wie die weniger bedachtsamen Freigeister eigentlich nur an den Dogmen Anstoss nehmen, aber recht wohl den Zauber der religiösen Empfindung kennen; es thut ihnen wehe, letztere fahren zu lassen, um der ersteren willen.
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Declension

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Derived terms

Further reading

“Freigeist” in Duden online

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